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Report: Coal Ash Fouling N.C. Waters
By Lisa O’Donnell.
Media General News Service
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Coal ash from Duke Energy’s Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County and five other places in North Carolina is contaminating the state’s rivers, wetlands, creeks and groundwater, according to an analysis released yesterday by two nonprofit environmental organizations.
The six are among 31 waste sites in 14 [...]
Meeting Scheduled on Jordan Lake Water Allocation
Meeting Scheduled on Jordan Lake Water Allocation
RALEIGH, N.C. – State officials are giving local governments an opportunity to apply for water supplies from B. Everett Jordan Lake, the water source for many Triangle communities.
The N.C. Division of Water Resources will host a meeting Feb. 24 to explain the process local governments can use to apply [...]
Perdue’s Offshore Drilling Panel Meets
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A second panel assembled by North Carolina state government is examining the possibilities of tapping into oil and natural gas reserves off the coast.
The Governor’s Scientific Advisory Panel on Offshore Energy meets Tuesday at N.C. State University in Raleigh. Gov. Beverly Perdue formed the committee in September to get advice on [...]
Forum on sea level rise planned in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Coastal experts in North Carolina want to know how much the sea along the shoreline is rising.
They will hold a Science Forum on Sea Level Rise in North Carolina on Thursday at the Hilton North Raleigh. The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will use the forum as the basis for its preliminary [...]
Bottled Water Association Pushes Recyling On YouTube
PRESS RELEASE
ALEXANDRIA, VA – In response to misinformation about bottled water recycling efforts, the International Bottled Water Association has released two short YouTube videos, entitled “Recycle This Bottled Water Video” and “How To Recycle Bottled Water,” which highlight the need for consumers to properly dispose of empty containers by placing them in a recycling bin.
“Too [...]
State Has New Publication On Water and Drought
RALEIGH, N.C. – State officials have created a publication to explain how people can protect our state’s water supplies, the relationship between surface and groundwater, and the impact drought has on North Carolina’s most precious natural resource.
The N.C. Division of Water Resources created “The Water Connection” and posted it earlier this month to its Web [...]
EPA To Revise Power Plant Rules for Wastewater Discharge
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water. Wastewater discharged from coal ash ponds, air pollution control equipment, and other equipment at power plants can contaminate drinking water sources, cause fish and other wildlife to [...]
Recapture Option Still On Table for Yadkin Hydroelectric Project
BY PRESS RELEASE
STANLY COUNTY, N.C. – The Stanly County Board of Commissioners has expressed its renewed commitment to support the state of North Carolina’s case to make Alcoa return its license for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, which includes four dams and powerhouses along a 38-mile stretch of the Yadkin River at [...]
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